[prisoner6]

Is this real? Apparently it is. A quick Bing search gave several sources. I couldn't find a thread here.

WOW!

[umgud]

Good thing he hit his target.

[BradyLS]

Yeah, I just read it, too. About 7500’ higher than the 128,000’ made last year.

The took the stealth route: no corporate sponsors or hype. A private group put qualified people and resources together to break the record.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

He was collecting everyone’s WIFI passwords all the way down.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Speaking of which a friend of mine actually submitted to Guinness book of world records “Most acts of treason by a sitting US President without resulting in impeachment - 7 and counting by Barack Hussein Obama” LOL!

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/set-a-record/record-breaking-for-individuals/free/

[beaversmom]

Very cool. :)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Hey, hold my beer an’ watch this...

[cloudmountain]

Alan Eustace needs a life.

OR, he needs the Lord.

[kaehurowing]

It would have been better without a parachute.

[kenmcg]

The NY Slimes reports, enough said. That video is far from convincing.

[Ken522]

It seems like the Austrian had better style - when he was interviewed by the press he said something to the effect that he realized how small he was in this enormous world: Baumgartner showed some humility; this google exec just wanted to break the record.

[logi_cal869]

Yawn. He did it “in secret”.

At least Felix Baumgartner had the balls risk public failure and catastrophe.

[Noamie]

IS this how Microsoft fires its executives?

[indthkr]

Definitely not a pioneer, just a "me too".

Within a couple of years, this jump will be just another type of high priced "amusement park" ride.